Ha. I remember "fall" and "winter" in SoCal ... I was wearing sweaters and tweeds for temperatures in which I'd still have gone outside in short sleeves and without any jacket whatsoever in Germany.
I'm in Nor-Cal, but I'm still a chilly willie. I like to say we have two seasons here : The green season and the brown season, depending on whether the grass on the hillsides is dry or not :)
Hahaha. I work with a California Girl. At this time of year she has a permanent horrified expression on her face. I don't think she's impressed with the
I spent my twelfth year in Vermont, and it was truly idyllic. Actually experienced REAL crystal snowflakes, icicles and seriously cold weather. Learned to ski, ice fish & ice skate outdoors PLUS our next door neighbor tapped trees and had a sugar shack! I gotta get back there one of these years to do some leaf peeping!
You're in Sonoma, aren't you? Beautiful countryside ...